South Korea's KOSPI index extends losses to 5%, with Samsung Electronics dropping 6%

BlockBeats News, July 8th. The South Korean KOSPI index saw its intraday loss widen to 5.00%, surpassing a cumulative decline of over 20% from its June high. The South Korean exchange triggered a circuit breaker for the KOSPI index, pausing algorithmic trading. Samsung Electronics saw its stock price drop by 6%.